Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRoman fort, Saxon church and medieval hospital at Dodderhill

Roman fort, Saxon church and medieval hospital at Dodderhill

England
List entry 1020621
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020621
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.79 hectares
Grid reference
SO 90214 63707
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Dodderhill is a Roman fort site located in Worcestershire, England, that occupies a significant position within the Romano-British military network. The fort, which dates to the Roman period, was strategically positioned to control communication and movement in the region. The site later witnessed Saxon religious activity with the establishment of a church, reflecting the continued importance of the location through the early medieval period. A medieval hospital subsequently developed at Dodderhill, demonstrating the site's sustained significance across multiple centuries and changing uses from military installation to religious and charitable provision.

Roman fort, Saxon church and medieval hospital at Dodderhill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020621. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Roman fort, Saxon church and medieval hospital at Dodderhill?

Dodderhill is a Roman fort site located in Worcestershire, England, that occupies a significant position within the Romano-British military network. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020621.

Who is responsible for protecting Roman fort, Saxon church and medieval hospital at Dodderhill?

Roman fort, Saxon church and medieval hospital at Dodderhill is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1020621.

What other scheduled monuments are near Roman fort, Saxon church and medieval hospital at Dodderhill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including City walls: section extending 50ft (15m) between Windsor Row and Nash's Passage (10.2 km), Churchyard cross in St Kenelm's churchyard (10.2 km), City walls: section extending 130ft (40m) between Charles Street and Portland Place (10.3 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Roman fort, Saxon church and medieval hospital at Dodderhill

Roman fort, Saxon church and medieval hospital at Dodderhill stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.